Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan and Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung have signed an agreement to organize a “Cultural Year between the cities of Yerevan and Leipzig,” according to the Yerevan Municipality.

The initiative aims to promote cultural exchanges and strengthen the partnership between the two cities through joint projects and events.

Burkhard Jung is visiting Yerevan as part of a delegation led by the President of Germany.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is currently on an official visit in Armenia.